Characters
This Greek hero is described as “swift-footed” and becomes the embodiment of wrath in the poem
Achillies
"Rage--Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus's son Achilles" (Book 1, Line 1)
Homer
The opening quarrel of The Iliad is over this woman, whom Agamemnon refuses to return to her father.
Chryseis
A warrior’s “time” (honor) is often represented by these
War Prizes
This god sends the plague in Book 1.
Apollo
This Trojan warrior, son of Priam, is introduced as the strongest defender of Troy and a foil to Achilles
Hector
"My child--why in tears? What sorrow has touched your heart?" (Book 1, Lines 426-427).
Thetis
Who tries to return Chryseis to her father to end the plague on the Greek army?
Odysseus
The duel between Paris and Menelaus is meant to decide the fate of this woman
Helen
This goddess tricks Pandarus into breaking the truce by shooting Menelaus
Athena
This elderly Greek leader attempts to mediate between Agamemnon and Achilles in Book 1, invoking past heroic deeds
Nestor
"Paris, appalling Paris! Our prince of beauty--mad for women, you lure them all to ruin" (Book 3, Lines 44-45).
Hector
In Book 1, why does Achilles refuse to fight for the Greeks after his quarrel with Agamemnon?
Because Agamemnon took his prize of honor and insulted him
Hector shames Paris by calling him this kind of fighter
Pretty boy/coward
This goddess rescues Paris from his duel with Menelaus and returns him to Helen.
Aphrodite
Agamemnon sends two heralds to take this woman from Achilles
Briseis
"Tell Atrides to arm his long-haired Achaens to attack at once, full force--now he can take the broad streets of Troy" (Book 2 lines 12-15).
Zeus
The Catalogue of Ships appears in which book of The Iliad?
Book 2
Why does Nestor experience shame/sadness in Book 4?
He is old and can no longer fight, and misses the vigor and heat of battle that he felt in his younger years
In Book 1, which goddess stops Achilles from killing Agamemnon?
Athena
In Book 3, this Trojan prince attempts to fight Menelaus but has to be rescued by Aphrodite.
Paris
"Now what's this, Atrides, this talk that slips through your clenched teeth? How can you say I hang back from the fighting when Argive units spur the slashing god of war against these Trojan horsemen?"
Odysseus
The truce between the Greeks and Trojans is broken when this Trojan warrior wounds Menelaus with an arrow.
Pandarus
When Pandarus breaks the truce by shooting Menelaus, Homer compares the shame of the act to this vivid image of deceit in daily life
Breaking an oath/contract
In Book 4, Zeus debates with this goddess about the outcome of the war, leading to renewed fighting.
Hera